Clare Consultation, LLC2016 – Heroes on the Threshold
This is in no way a complete list. It can’t be. One distinct generosity of my life is that it has brought so many brilliantly inspiring people of integrity and courage. So while these are the ones I’m thinking of right now, do know there are many many more – lots of you reading this, for example! Michelle Browder – Montgomery, Alabama – was and is tireless in her planning, belief, and… Read More
Listening for a Change
Here’s a way things are working in the U.S. On January 21, 2009 I got in my car and drove south – then east – then north – then west. A rough rectangle of American highways. 10,000+ miles. I drove to listen to what people had to say. My question: What do you mean when you say the word change? In the process, my purpose led to my own enormous gain. That… Read More
Report from Afghanistan
Guest Blog: Zaher Wahab, Ph,D, zwahab@auaf.edu.af NOTE: This just in from my mentor, friend and colleague, Zaher Wahab. This is Zaher’s second guest blog to this site. He continues as the director of the graduate program in Education with American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). While still a professor in the graduate school at Lewis & Clark College, Zaher gave years of service to the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan. That led him, upon retirement,… Read More
The Snipers Within
I haven’t seen American Sniper, but I know it’s in a theater-near-me. It won’t be surprising that I’m not really a fan of war movies. I’m also not a fan of war. But, at bottom, I imagine there are very few who prefer annihilation over peace. From the media buzz related to the Academy Award nominee, I understand that the film stands on the premise that, with armed conflict underway, there is… Read More
Afghanistan in the Days around Christmas
Over the past week, I’ve received three email messages from my friend Zaher Wahab. Each of them was written across the time he and his colleagues in the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) were in lock down – a rather horrifying protective captivity complete with razor wire, massively thick concrete walls, deep basements, and heavily armed guards on the grounds. And, as Zaher says, a situation that is finally a privilege… Read More
Zaher Wahab – Educational Leader Extraordinaire
NOTE: I’ve just received a note from my mentor, friend and colleague, Dr. Zaher Wahab. A few years ago, Zaher retired his position as a professor. We were faculty colleagues for 24 years. Throughout his 40 years in the professoriate, he returned regularly to his homeland in Afghanistan. Here is what he wrote today: Dear Colleagues and Friends, Greetings from Kabul. Yes, I know I have not written to you since last… Read More